What kind of fuel can you put in the bottle? What are the burn times of the tanks on high? And what would be a good tank for camping or backpacking?
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I am in Australia so I have only used shellite but I expect it could hold any fuel appropriate for your stove. Stoves have burn times not bottles. How long it lasts will depend on your stove and how long you use it. I find the large one is good for a four day hike with my MSR stove and the small one is good for an over night. I haven't had one leak yet.
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How this helps - I ordered 2 and mounted them to my topcase of my motorcycle. I filled them with 93 octane for my long motocycle trips.
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You can put any kind of fuel into the bottle however you will want to check the type or types of fuel that are compatible with the stove you have. Different fuels have different burn times and there are several other factors including elevation, wind, and type of stove that would make it extremely difficult to give an accurate answer for this. Any of the tanks would be good for backpacking, obviously the longer the trip, the more fuel you need so it just depends on what kind of trip you are planning. For three days, the smallest bottle would probably be fine
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I'm not sure what that is, just go to Wallyworld and get a gallon of Coleman fuel for 12 buks, it will last you for years and it burns so clean you wont have any gummed up problems in the future.
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I actually use a full tank as I have in on a stand. A friend if mine bought the same thing and used the small canisters that most campers use. Love this grill.
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I'm guessing you're asking how long a canister will last? It depends, of course, on how high you keep your flame. I found that it EATS gas if I try to heat a normal weight spaghetti pot full of water. I now make sure that I heat water such as that in a camping (light weight) pot. With "regular cooking", a canister will last me between two and three weeks at home. Some nights I don't use it at all. Other nights I use it for between a half hour and an hour. One canister definitely lasts me through a three-day camping trip (but I always bring an extra one in reserve). Note that you can't use a wide pot or fry pan on most of the portable stoves. That's because it would overhang the canister and overheat it. You can imagine the result.
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I would not cook over it, it does not have a burner shield like a gas grill does. The tanks cost abt $3.50 and seem to last abt 6 hrs depending on if on high or low. It's more for looks than producing heat. I live in Fl and on a low wind, 60 deg night, fun to have on the porch.
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No you can't put real fuel in the tank. I use traxxas top fuel it last longer I hope I answered your question
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I use the 20 pound tank and roll it around in a small wagon. If you keep the valve turned on to the lowest amount of gas you need it will last forever. I found out you don't have to have it at a blow torch level to get something burning.
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Okay Gary, I just heard back from our contact. Here is what she said:They could check different bushcraft forms and blogs sites to see what others said about the Emberlit. Here is a good video to show the customer for comparison of the 2 stoves https://youtu.be/0vXoZwSoVA8. The boil time is a lot faster than the Solo.We offer a life time warranty on all of our products and if they are not satisfied with it you can return with a full refund. It also depends what they are using the stove for the solo doesn't pack flat and you would have to lift your pot up to feed it fuel where the Emberlit has a side port to feed the fuel. Okay Gary, I just heard back from our contact. Here is what she said:They could check different bushcraft forms and blogs sites to see what others said about the Emberlit. Here is a good video to show the customer for comparison of the 2 stoves https://youtu.be/0vXoZwSoVA8. The boil time is a lot faster than the Solo.We offer a life time warranty on all of our products and if they are not satisfied with it you can return with a full refund. It also depends what they are using the stove for the solo doesn't pack flat and you would have to lift your pot up to feed it fuel... » Read More Okay Gary, I just heard back from our contact. Here is what she said:They could check different bushcraft forms and blogs sites to see what others said about the Emberlit. Here is a good video to show the customer for comparison of the 2 stoves https://youtu.be/0vXoZwSoVA8. The boil time is a lot faster than the Solo.We offer a life time warranty on all of our products and if they are not satisfied with it you can return with a full refund. It also depends what they are using the stove for the solo doesn't pack flat and you would have to lift your pot up to feed it fuel where the Emberlit has a side port to feed the fuel. « Show Less
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That's how I use it. It's ok but not amazing as a replacement campfire. It uses a lot of propane, about half a tank per night.
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The burner is not a throw away item. It uses standard propane tanks as the energy source. You can easily adjust the intensity of the flame. There is no smoke or ash to be concerned with. When you are finished using it, just turn it off. It is wonderful not having to be concerned about firewood. The reference to 16-20 hours is in relationship to a 20 pound LP tank. Not very often you would want a fire going for that period of time. The Campfire in a Can can be turn on/off instantly. Safer, cleaner, and legal to use in most dry areas.
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Not sure if this helps, but I'm guessing it would run for about 25 minutes if you filled it. It might, however, burn differently if the fuel level was so high. Usually well less than half-filled was more than enough to boil water for dehydrated food, make oatmeal, etc. I hiked 100 miles in 5 days with one 12 oz. bottle of HEET and I cooked at least once a day. I still had a few days of fuel remaining when I was done.
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You just need an Iso-fuel canister to screw it on to (not a camp propane tank). Once it is screwed on, you just turn the knob on the side to release the fuel in a varying stream. Ignite the stream and adjust to the size of flame you want. When you are done, you just unscrew it from the canister and put it back in the bag. Very easy to use.
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The canister sold here on Amazon are fine, I would think any brand would be about the same, I hunted for the best price. The canisters are larger than the ones you find for refilling a lighter, and with shipping cost, around 2.00 - 4.00 each. Each canister lasts threw several days. I used mine mailing to heat water and make small meals for one during two week long power outages last fall, and am on my second canister. Butane is hotter than propane, takes a lot less time to boil water, and watch your food close! It will burn quickly! These stoves are great for emergencies, or camping.
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I used the small fold down stove that you put on top of a propane tank and it was fine , I hope that helps. I normally use them on a normal Coleman stove, but the work on the small one too.
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That will, of course, depend on how high you run them. These burners can be set very low, which is why I bought this stove. All I can offer is that I was replacing a cylinder every few days while camping with my wife in a fashion that avoided prolonged use of the stove. Basically, we would cook breakfast, including pan frying potatoes and peppers. We also boiled a quart of water several times a day for drinks (coffee, cocoa, instant noodles) and to wash dishes. Dinner meals were typically cooked over the fire. My impression is that it runs through about a third more gas than a low-profile 1970's old coleman propane stove that has similar-styled, but lower-BTU burners. If you were going to run it at full blast a lot, I would not use 1 lb containers. Instead I would get a converter hose and use 5, 10 or 20lb refillable bottles.
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Any propane tank would work if it had the threads that would fit the regulator that comes with the Camp Chef. We've noticed that it doesn't use a lot of propane, but we usually don't run it on high.
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While the output from butane isn't equal to propane these units are more than capable of that temp in my opinion. I can get a 5 gallon pot of water to a boil pretty quickly. For emergencies, camping and remote use you can't beat them for the $.